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A review by lenoreo
Gametime by Jami Davenport
3.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2021/04/21/gametime-by-jami-davenport/
I received a free copy through Heart Eyes Press in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
3 stars — I was really looking forward to Paxton’s story from the glimpses of him I’d had in other books, but I had a hard time connecting with him and Naomi.
I think part of the problem is that the writing style didn’t work as well for me. I think I’ve tried other books by this author, and we’re just not a match — so take that into account when reading this review. I don’t know how to describe it, like LEGIT have no idea how to describe it, but it doesn’t give me what I’m personally looking for.
Unfortunately I also didn’t connect with neither Paxton nor Naomi…at least not to the degree I would have liked. I kind of enjoyed the overall storyline concept, but in the end I didn’t feel enough for either of them. Paxton made some boneheaded choices with respect to his brother, and that willful non-communication just doesn’t work for me. I mean, if it was just at the beginning, fine…but it persisted way longer than it should. Paxton ended up coming across kind of juvenile as a result. Like, on a high level I understood his struggles, but I wasn’t impressed with how he dealt with things.
And Naomi…I don’t know if I really got to know her enough. She was very wishy washy, but that was supposed to be part of her story. I guess it’s that her journey was about finding out who she was outside of pleasing everyone else, and by the end of the book I still couldn’t tell you who she was. What was she even majoring in? Stats? I know she liked numbers, but what were her hopes with that?
As for the two of them together? Well, we end up getting steamy scenes RIGHT at the start — which is kind of necessary for the plot. But unfortunately I didn’t know either of them, so I wasn’t invested at that part. There was a lot of lust and physical chemistry between them. And I saw some of their friendship chemistry as well, but I think I wanted more.
Sorry for the blah review. I enjoyed the wrap up at the end, but it came so close to the end I almost wanted more. And Patrick is shown in a really poor light as well, so I’m wary for his book now. But it’s a different author, so we’ll see!
I received a free copy through Heart Eyes Press in exchange for an honest and unbiased review/opinion.
3 stars — I was really looking forward to Paxton’s story from the glimpses of him I’d had in other books, but I had a hard time connecting with him and Naomi.
I think part of the problem is that the writing style didn’t work as well for me. I think I’ve tried other books by this author, and we’re just not a match — so take that into account when reading this review. I don’t know how to describe it, like LEGIT have no idea how to describe it, but it doesn’t give me what I’m personally looking for.
Unfortunately I also didn’t connect with neither Paxton nor Naomi…at least not to the degree I would have liked. I kind of enjoyed the overall storyline concept, but in the end I didn’t feel enough for either of them. Paxton made some boneheaded choices with respect to his brother, and that willful non-communication just doesn’t work for me. I mean, if it was just at the beginning, fine…but it persisted way longer than it should. Paxton ended up coming across kind of juvenile as a result. Like, on a high level I understood his struggles, but I wasn’t impressed with how he dealt with things.
And Naomi…I don’t know if I really got to know her enough. She was very wishy washy, but that was supposed to be part of her story. I guess it’s that her journey was about finding out who she was outside of pleasing everyone else, and by the end of the book I still couldn’t tell you who she was. What was she even majoring in? Stats? I know she liked numbers, but what were her hopes with that?
As for the two of them together? Well, we end up getting steamy scenes RIGHT at the start — which is kind of necessary for the plot. But unfortunately I didn’t know either of them, so I wasn’t invested at that part. There was a lot of lust and physical chemistry between them. And I saw some of their friendship chemistry as well, but I think I wanted more.
Sorry for the blah review. I enjoyed the wrap up at the end, but it came so close to the end I almost wanted more. And Patrick is shown in a really poor light as well, so I’m wary for his book now. But it’s a different author, so we’ll see!